Isaiah 51:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)“Give attention to me, my people,
and give ear to me, my nation;
(B)for a law[a] will go out from me,
and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:4 Or for teaching; also verse 7
Isaiah 2:3
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3 and (A)many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For (B)out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:3 Or teaching
Isaiah 2:3
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Isaiah 49:6
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6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(A)I will make you (B)as a light for the nations,
that (C)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 49:6
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Isaiah 42:6
English Standard Version
6 “I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
(C)a light for the nations,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
1 Corinthians 9:21
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21 To (A)those outside the law I became (B)as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but (C)under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law.
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1 Corinthians 9:21
New International Version
21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law(A) (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),(B) so as to win those not having the law.
Micah 4:2
English Standard Version
2 and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Micah 4:2 Or teaching
Micah 4:2
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Romans 8:2-4
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2 For the law of (A)the Spirit of life (B)has set you[a] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For (C)God has done what the law, (D)weakened by the flesh, (E)could not do. (F)By sending his own Son (G)in the likeness of sinful flesh and (H)for sin,[b] he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that (I)the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, (J)who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
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- Romans 8:2 Some manuscripts me
- Romans 8:3 Or and as a sin offering
Romans 8:2-4
New International Version
2 because through Christ Jesus(A) the law of the Spirit who gives life(B) has set you[a] free(C) from the law of sin(D) and death. 3 For what the law was powerless(E) to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b](F) God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh(G) to be a sin offering.[c](H) And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement(I) of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.(J)
Footnotes
- Romans 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me
- Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.
- Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin
John 16:8-11
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8 (A)And when he comes, he will (B)convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, (C)because they do not believe in me; 10 (D)concerning righteousness, (E)because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 (F)concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world (G)is judged.
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John 16:8-11
New International Version
8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin,(A) because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness,(B) because I am going to the Father,(C) where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world(D) now stands condemned.
Luke 2:32
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Luke 2:32
New International Version
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”(A)
Matthew 12:18-20
English Standard Version
18 (A)“Behold, my (B)servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
(C)I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
Matthew 12:18-20
New International Version
18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;(A)
I will put my Spirit on him,(B)
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
Isaiah 42:1-4
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The Lord's Chosen Servant
42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
(E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
3 (F)a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
(G)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow faint or be discouraged[a]
till he has established justice in the earth;
and (H)the coastlands wait for his law.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised
Isaiah 42:1-4
New International Version
The Servant of the Lord
42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)
2 He will not shout or cry out,(G)
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed(H) he will not break,(I)
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(J)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(K)
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(L) on earth.
In his teaching(M) the islands(N) will put their hope.”(O)
Isaiah 26:2
English Standard Version
2 (A)Open the gates,
that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.
Isaiah 26:2
New International Version
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